as in edge
the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something
soldiers guarding the perimeter of the camp
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Recent Examples of perimeter
The unsupervised 18-month-old crawled under an exterior perimeter fence and headed to the primary metal enclosure of the wolf habitat, where the child put his hand through the fence, according to the spokesperson.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Missouri needed more consistency from its perimeter specialists, and Schreacke’s season reflected that inconsistency.
—Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Massey allegedly ran from the scene and additional law enforcement personnel responded to set up a perimeter around the area.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Its integrated spotlight and Color Night Vision keep your perimeter secure 24/7, while its smart AI detection filters out false alerts.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
Missouri needed more consistency from its perimeter specialists, and Schreacke’s season reflected that inconsistency.
—Aaron Segal, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Massey allegedly ran from the scene and additional law enforcement personnel responded to set up a perimeter around the area.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Its integrated spotlight and Color Night Vision keep your perimeter secure 24/7, while its smart AI detection filters out false alerts.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for perimeter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perimeter
Noun
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The company, Zhan expects, will be more efficient than other cutting-edge labs due to his experience building Gemini, which is Google’s artificial intelligence model.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In men’s sports, fandom comes with much more of an edge.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Foundayo may also improve heart health Narula also noted that Eli Lilly claims Foundayo has been shown to improve heart health indicators in research studies, such as waist circumference, non-HDL cholesterol, triglycerides and systolic blood pressure.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Its defining feature, by far, is a 10-acre lake with a circumference of over a mile.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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As party chief, Lam has led Vietnam’s biggest bureaucratic overhaul since the 1980s, cutting jobs, merging ministries, redrawing provincial boundaries and advancing major infrastructure projects.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Only a small portion of Brownsville — a section from 54th and 62nd streets between and 27th Avenue and the Hialeah border— is included in the existing boundary for the study, Kilpatrick said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Hungarians living near the southern frontier, where Orbán made a show of building a border fence during the refugee crisis, are travelling to Croatia to buy cheap groceries.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Under the leadership of former CEOs, including the late Thomas Storrs and Hugh McColl, Gentry was part of a team that expanded the bank far beyond North Carolina’s border.—
Chase Jordan
April 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Use cut stone, corten steel, or bluestone curbs to define your driveway, prevent edging damage, and protect your plant beds.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Install Landscape Edging Plastic, steel, wood, brick, or stone garden edging creates a physical barrier that blocks underground grass roots and keeps them from spreading among your flower beds.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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James quickly went by a defender on a back-door cut, took a pass from Luke Kennard and threw down a two-handed, rim-rattling dunk.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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The slightly heavier uranium-238 moves to the periphery of the centrifuge, allowing the uranium-235 to be collected in the center.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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By providing more transit alternatives outside the city, the project should help preserve her car reductions in central Paris and perhaps inspire others like it on the periphery.—
Marie Patino,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Perimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perimeter. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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